What is the Roman Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Peace & Blessed Dominic Barberi website?

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olop.org.uk is the website of the Roman Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Peace & Blessed Dominic Barberi, a Catholic parish in the UK. Its main purpose is practical: it publishes the parish's Mass schedule, devotional times, and weekly notices so that parishioners and visitors can find out when and where to attend Mass or a service. If you are looking for current liturgy times or parish announcements, this is the site to check — but the timetable changes often, and the site itself advises checking the latest newsletter.

What you'll find on the site

The content is organised around the parish's regular worship life rather than general information about Catholicism. From the published schedule, the site covers:

  • Sunday Mass times — 8.30 am, 11.00 am, and 5.00 pm.
  • Weekday Mass — Monday and Friday at 6.30 pm; Tuesday and Wednesday at 8.00 am (during Lent and Advent, Wednesday Mass moves to 6.30 am).
  • Adoration — Friday from 11.00 am to 6.30 pm (shortened to 6.00 pm during Lent, with Stations of the Cross at 6.00 pm followed by Holy Mass).
  • Sacrament of Reconciliation — on Mass days (Mondays, Fridays, and Holy Days of Obligation) from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm, or by private appointment with Fr Stan.
  • Parish notices — one-off changes, closures, and events, such as a parish pilgrimage, a wedding affecting the schedule, or a centenary Mass at another church.

Why the schedule is not fixed

A recurring theme in the site's own notices is that the weekly timetable is subject to change. The parish explicitly asks readers to always check the latest newsletter because of weekly variations. Examples visible in the notices include:

  • A Friday with morning Mass at 8.15 am, no Adoration (due to a wedding), and no evening Mass (due to a Centenary Mass at English Martyrs Church).
  • No weekday Mass from Tuesday 22nd to Thursday 24th September because of a parish pilgrimage.
  • The parish office closed from Tuesday 22nd to Tuesday 29th September.
  • Adoration suspended after a summer break, resuming on Friday 25th September 2026, with an interim invitation to Adoration on Monday and Friday from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm, followed by the Rosary and Holy Mass.

This means the site is best treated as a starting point, not a permanent reference. If you are planning to attend a specific Mass, confirm it against the most recent notice before travelling.

Who it's for

The site serves two main audiences:

  1. Parishioners who need the current week's Mass and devotion times, plus notices about pilgrimages, office closures, and feast days.
  2. Visitors — people new to the area or passing through — who want to find a local Catholic Mass or Reconciliation time.

It is not a general resource on Catholic teaching or a directory of other parishes; its scope is this one parish's worship and community life.

Practical points to note

  • Feast days are included — for example, Tuesday 29th September, the Feast of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, with Holy Mass at 6.30 pm.
  • Reconciliation is time-limited — available only on Mass days at set hours, or by private appointment.
  • Devotional practice matters here — Adoration, the Rosary, and Stations of the Cross are part of the published routine, not incidental.
  • No pricing or login information is indicated on the site; it functions as a public information page.

If your goal is simply to confirm when Mass is held or whether a service is running this week, start with the latest newsletter linked from the site, then use the published schedule above as the baseline.